飲む（のむ）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: to drink
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 飲みます | のみます |
| te-form | 飲んで | のんで |
| ta-form (past) | 飲んだ | のんだ |
| nai-form (negative) | 飲まない | のまない |
| potential form | 飲める | のめる |
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Example sentences
- 毎朝、コーヒーを一杯飲む。 — I drink a cup of coffee every morning.
- 薬を水と一緒に飲んだ。 — I took the medicine with water.
Idioms & proverbs containing “飲む”
- 爪の垢を煎じて飲む (つめのあかをせんじてのむ) — to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
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